Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 209: Lure Li Xiang

However, it was said that Shunxi, who entered the Zhenguo Palace through a distant relative of the Guo family, was originally from a poor family and had a poor career. In the early years, he could barely survive on the few acres of farmland at home and studied for several years until he was in his early twenties. He was only a scholar, but he couldn't afford to support his family, so he tried every possible means to get a chance at the government of Zhenguo.

Shunxi works in the accounting office of the government. It turns out that when Guo was in charge of the family, he fawned over Guo and helped Guo make money, and he benefited from it a lot. But since Jingshu became the head of the family, he no longer has this convenience. .

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This Shunxi is a greedy person. He was used to sweet things in the past, but now he can no longer bear the hardship.

He was thinking about ways to make a fortune every day in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, and then he thought about the cigarette **** of Guo Cui, Guo's niece.

Seeing that Guo Cuiyan looked weak and harmless, he thought she was a good deceiver. He originally wanted to try every means to fool Guo Cuiyan. Although Guo Cuiyan's natal family was in decline, she was also a member of the official family, and she had a lot of people. Mrs. Guo supports her, if he can get her, he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

 At the beginning, Shunxi hid deeply in front of Guo Cuiyan, pretending to be loyal and easy to control, and took great pains to deceive Guo Cuiyan's trust.

Shunxi is a shrewd person. After several trials, he found out that Guo Cuiyan was a kind-hearted person on the outside but cunning on the inside. He was more greedy than him. He wanted to be the master of the house.

Shunxi wanted to give up, but then he discovered that there was something fishy between Guo Cuiyan and Mei Niang. It was not until Guo Cuiyan begged him once that he secretly sent a few letters to the homes of Li Xian's political enemies.

Shunxi didn't understand the key at first. It wasn't until Mei Niang died tragically and Li Xian was impeached that he began to think carefully about the way out.

This guy had a handle on Guo Cuiyan and regained hope. He put away his original disguise of loyalty, revealed his true colors, and began to use this matter to threaten Guo Cuiyan more intensely.

But this Guo Cuiyan was also cunning. He tried all kinds of tricks, both soft and hard, but she just refused to give in.

Shunxi was holding an abacus in her hand, but her heart became more and more irritable as she thought about it.

He was in the accounting room thinking about how to conquer Guo Cuiyan, when a little girl came in and said she was looking for him.

Shunxi recognized this girl. She was from Guo Cuiyan's yard. When he saw the girl, he immediately put a smile on his face and asked, "What do you want from me, girl?"

The little girl handed a letter to Shunxi and replied: "This is what Sister Chunhong asked me to pass on to you. It is a letter that the young lady wants to send home. Please take the time to go to the post house to help send it."

Shunxi felt happy that Guo Cuiyan would not come to him even if she had a letter to send home. Could it be that under his threats in the past two days, this little girl finally knew she was afraid and wanted to succumb to him.

Shunxi agreed readily, and after the little girl left, he couldn't wait to open the letter.

 Sure enough, this letter was written to him.

Only a few words, asking him to meet at the top of the cliff outside the city the day after tomorrow.

 Shunxi burned the letter and began to make calculations in her mind.

If you are sincerely good to him, why bother to make an appointment outside the city, and do it secretly under the name of a letter sent home?

Shunxi was not a fool. He rolled his eyes and figured out Guo Cuiyan's trick.

 Could it be that he wanted to kill him and silence him?

What a cruel little girl, since you have evil thoughts, don't blame me for taking the initiative.

Shunxi made up her mind and began to pay careful attention to Guo Cuiyan's movements.

On this day, Li Xiang went on night duty in the inner court.

The next morning after he paid his dues, he left the inner palace. Li Xiang yawned and got on his horse. Halfway through, he saw Chunhong, Guo Cuiyan's personal maid, running toward him in panic.

Before Li Xiang could ask, Chunhong threw herself on the ground and begged hurriedly: "Third Master, it's not good, my girl met a bad guy in the teahouse, please Third Master, please go and save my girl."

Li Xiang had a simple mind. After listening to Chun Hong's words, he got off his horse and said anxiously: "What happened? Cousin, what kind of bad guy did she meet? Is it serious?" Chun Hong cried like a queen: "My lady today I was out shopping and drinking tea in a teahouse. I happened to meet a drunken dandy. Seeing my young lady’s beauty, he started making frivolous remarks. My young lady was so angry that she just poured tea on the man, but the man refused. Forgive me, I have to take my young lady to see the official. Third Master, I beg you, please go and help my young lady out."

When Li Xiang heard this, he didn't think much and said angrily: "There is such a madman at the feet of the majestic emperor. Please lead the way quickly."

Seeing that Li Xiang had taken the bait, Chunhong readily agreed and was about to take him away when she saw the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo coming towards them from a distance.

 The red color in spring is not good.

Sure enough, the carriage approached and it was Xu Wanning again.

Xu Wanning opened the car curtain and asked: "Third brother, do you want to go home after getting off duty? Where are you going?"

 Li Xiang stepped forward and hurriedly repeated what Chun Hong had just said to Xu Wanning.

Xu Wanning smiled and said: "So that's why. Third brother doesn't have to stand up for my cousin. I just happened to pass by there and have already rescued my cousin. Now I've ordered someone to send her back to the house."

She looked at Li Xiang and said with concern: "You have just finished the night shift. You are very tired. Go back and rest quickly."

Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "So that's it. Fortunately, I was caught by my sister-in-law, so I went back to my house."

“I stayed on duty all night last night, so I have to go back and catch up on my sleep.” As he said that, Li Xiang yawned and rode away.

After Li Xiang left, Xu Wanning said to the pale Chun Hong, "I finally got to see this good show set up by your master and servant today."

As she spoke, she ordered her entourage: "Take this girl to Chun Yun Teahouse together."

In the private room of Chun Yun Teahouse, Guo Cuiyan was alone, but she was different from the previous days.

At this moment, her hair was disheveled and her clothes were messy, as if someone had just forced her to do something.

Guo Cuiyan really believed what Xu Wanning said. She was worried about Li Xiang's marriage with the Murong family of Jiangdong.

If the big fish Li Xiang also ran away, her days as a splendid city in the Duke's Mansion would no longer be with her.

In desperation, Guo Cuiyan and her maid made a poisonous plan to frame Li Xiang. As soon as Chunhong led Li Xiang into this box, she was going to pounce on Li Xiang like this. Chunhong called everyone again and said It was Li Xiang who molested her.

Although she would lose her reputation as a good friend, she still relied on Li Xiang. The Duke of Zhenguo had no choice but to marry her out of shame.

Although Li Xiang will be disgusted by this, she doesn't care at all for a woman like Guo Cuiyan who only wants to be a master and enjoy the glory and wealth of the government, even if she doesn't get the love of her husband.

Guo Cuiyan is waiting anxiously in the box.

Hearing the "creak" sound of the door opening, she rushed forward and hugged him without any explanation.

 But when she saw who was coming, she let out a scream that was not like a human voice.

"why you!"

Guo Cuiyan immediately let go of his hand and looked at Shunxi with a sly smile on his face in horror.

 (End of this chapter)